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Expostulate Meaning: to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate Example: He found fox expostulating with the man

Using the wrong preposition 1.Boast of or about, not for. Don't say: James boasted for his strength. Say: James boasted of (or about) his strength. 2. Careful of, with or about, not for. Don't say: Elke's...

1. MORDANT (ADJECTIVE): sarcastic Synonyms: caustic, sardonic Antonyms: kind, nice Example Sentence: The mordant comedian offended many people with his scathing taunts. 2. ALTERCATION (NOUN): fight, often verbal Synonyms: brawl, argument Antonyms: calm, harmony Example Sentence: I had an altercation...

the cream of the crop =>Meaning: If something or someone is in the cream of the crop, they are among the best of a class of things or people. ->For example: -The cream of...

Forget or leave ->We sometimes use forget when we don’t remember to bring something with us: -I’ll have to go back; I’ve forgotten my car keys. ->We use leave with this same meaning, but...

J S Rajput Ministry of Human Resource Development has nominated former NCERT director J S Rajput as India's representative to Executive Board of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He is...

1. FLACCID (ADJECTIVE): nerveless Synonyms: enfeebled, debilitated Antonyms: taut, firm Example Sentence: The patient’s condition is appearing as flaccid as at first. 2. CHICANERY (NOUN): dishonesty or fraud Synonyms: Intrigue, machination Antonyms: forthrightness, truthfulness Example Sentence: You can smell the...

'=>Consider ->Using the progressive • In meaning 1, consider is often used in the progressive. You say: ->I am considering investing some money (=I am thinking about it and may do it). • In meaning...

'=>a drop in the bucket ->Meaning: If an amount is a drop in the bucket, it's a very small portion of the amount that's needed. -For example: ▪Our government's sending a thousand tons of...

Government launches Aarambh mobile app for road maintenance ================= The Union Ministry of Rural Development launched Aarambh mobile app for performance based maintenance contracting and community contracting for maintenance of rural roads. It was...